3 Yorke Cottages is a semi-detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7TB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
3 Yorke Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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3 Yorke Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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What we flagged
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Median price across the last 3 sales in SG8 7TB: £295,000 (2015–2001).

SG8 7SE
Fowlmere Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB